Fishing
Elbow Lake man killed during ’07 deer opener
Camp Ripley, Minn. — A 60-year-old Elbow Lake man died of a gunshot wound on Minnesota’s Nov. 3 deer-hunting opener this year. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, Craig Rupp, who was a Grant
National port-security law could affect fishing guides
St. Paul – Some of the state’s fishing guides could be affected by a rule meant to boost security at the nation’s ports. Under legislation Congress passed last year, anyone with a Coast Guard-issued license
617-pound bear illegally killed; man fined $1,500
Glen Spey, N.Y. – A big bear carried a big fine for a West Nyack man who shot the 617-pound bruin while illegally hunting over a bait pile last month. DEC Environmental Conservation Officer Lt.
VHS rules push statewide
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – New rules aimed at preventing the spread of VHS were approved last week and now affect every fisherman in the state. At its Oct. 24 meeting, the Natural Resources
Bowhunter shot by small game hunter
By Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Pittsburgh – Two hunting seasons collided tragically in southwestern Pennsylvania recently when a small game hunter, presumably targeting squirrels, shot another man in the face, as he waited with his
$28,000 in fines for walleye poachers
Eight suspects charged in Maumee River run crackdown By Steve PollickContributing Writer Maumee, Ohio – Eight men from Ohio and Michigan who faced 257 charges centering on taking hundreds of excess walleye from the Maumee
Reaction to tribal agreement is mixed
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. – Reaction from Michigan’s outdoors community has been mixed about the tentative agreement on tribal inland hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Earlier this month, five Michigan-based American Indian
Missing fishermen remain a mystery
Erie anglers’ boat may have been hit by a barge By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Kelleys Island, Ohio – Federal and state watercraft investigators have yet to determine whether a Lake Erie tug and barge struck
